go PRESENT-DAY GARDENING 
When the disease is first observed, cutting away the affected 
leaves, before the spores are ripe, is the best way of dealing 
with it. 
Fairy-Ring (Heterosporium echinulatuin) is, in many 
respects, similar to the Carnation-spot, but in this the 
fairy-ring-like spots extend and grow together, consuming 
the tissues of the leaves, and leaving them in parts dried 
and withered. I know of nothing better than pulling 
off, close to the stem, the affected leaves, and burning 
them, then employing the same fungicides in spray form 
as recommended for Rust. As a safeguard against these 
and other diseases, attend strictly to cultural details, and 
thereby build up a strong, healthy plant, which under good 
management will better withstand the attacks of disease 
and insect pests than poor and badly grown specimens. 
